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Table 2 Visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) score of the participants

From: Free iliac crest grafting technology for the management of critical-sized tibial bone defect

Time Point

VAS (0-100)

ODI (0-100)

1 day

77.2 ± 4.4

84.7 ± 6.6

3 weeks

29.2 ± 2.2

74.7 ± 4.2

6 weeks

23.2 ± 2.7

68.9 ± 3.3

3 months

17.1 ± 2.0

52.5 ± 2.5

6 months

15.5 ± 2.2

32.5 ± 3.1

12 months

12.1 ± 2.9

15.6 ± 2.2

24 months

8.8 ± 1.9

11.1 ± 1.8

  1. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was used to evaluated postoperative limb function
  2. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluated postoperative pain in iliac region